The Mate Who Broke My Wolf’s Heart Chapter 01

The Mate Who Broke My Wolf’s Heart Chapter 01

I was framed with forbidden illusion magic.

Someone used it to create a fake video that twisted my face into something humiliating and degrading, then uploaded it to the supernatural network.

Within just a few days, the video surpassed twenty million views.

The day I prepared to file a lawsuit with the Werewolf Council, everyone stood in my way.

My childhood friend, Kael, blocked the front door.

“Lyra, don’t rush into this.”

“That illusion-created video is too blurry. No one can even confirm whether the person in it is

really you.”

“If you sue now, everyone will think you’re admitting that the person in the video is actually you.”

My best friend, Mira, snatched the documents from my hands and threw them into the trash.

“I already looked into it. The account came from outside the territory.”

“Even if you report it, finding the person behind it won’t be easy. This could drag on for months, and you still might never get an answer.”

Then Valerie called me.

Her voice was filled with frustration.

“Lyra, Mom and Dad are already in bad health.”

“Do you really want the entire Pack to become a target of gossip because of this?”

I wiped away my tears.

While they were distracted, I left the house.

The first place I went was Caden’s apartment.

Caden was a Council Attorney.

He had always believed in rules, justice, and doing what was right.

I believed he would stand beside me.

I believed he would help me prove that I was innocent.

But the moment I pushed open the door, I froze.

Caden’s childhood sweetheart, Selena, was sitting in his arms with tears in her eyes.

“I really didn’t mean for this to happen.”

“I entered the wrong illusion command by accident. That’s why the video turned out like that.”

Caden held her close and spoke softly.

“It’s okay.”

“It’s not a big deal.”

Mira and Kael sat nearby with drinks in their hands.

They looked completely relaxed.

“If she hadn’t appeared out of nowhere, the one standing beside you now would have always been

Selena.”

“Exactly. She took that place from Selena for years. She needed to learn that there were

consequences.”

I stood at the doorway.

I couldn’t say a single word.

The people who betrayed me had been beside me all along.

I was just too blind to see who they really were.

I pushed the door open.

The loud crash made everyone on the couch turn around.

The drink in Kael’s hand stopped halfway to his lips.

The smile on Mira’s face disappeared instantly.

Only Caden remained calm.

He stood up.

“Lyra, you’re taking this too far.”

“Selena only wanted to teach you a lesson. She didn’t mean to hurt you.”

My throat felt dry and painful.

“Caden, you’re a lawyer.”

“You know this isn’t a joke.”

“This is defamation. This is an attack on my reputation.”

Caden frowned.

“The video has already been deleted.”

“Why are you still trying to take this further?”

A memory suddenly flashed through my mind.

The day Caden received his Council Attorney license.

He had held me outside Pack Law Firm and made me a promise.

“Lyra, if anyone ever hurts you or makes you suffer, I’ll stand beside you.”

“I’ll make sure you get justice.”

I turned to Mira.

“Mira.”

“Do you think they’re right too?”

She avoided my eyes.

“Lyra, we’re friends.”

“There is no need to make everything this ugly.”

“Friends?”

“When did you start standing with them?”

Mira froze.

Then she sighed.

“After the last Pack gathering.”

She looked at me.

“Lyra, honestly, you’ve always cared too much about your own feelings.”

“Selena was right.”

“You can’t expect everyone to put you first forever.”

I almost laughed.

During our final year of college, Mira’s family fell into a crisis.

She nearly couldn’t finish school.

I used my competition prize money and internship income to help her.

I stayed beside her through the darkest period of her life.

She once held my hand and promised me:

“Lyra, if anyone ever hurts you, I’ll be the first one to stand up for you.”

Kael walked toward me.

Just like he used to, he reached out to pat my shoulder.

I stepped aside.

His hand stopped in midair.

His expression slowly hardened.

“Lyra, don’t do this.”

I looked at him.

When Kael failed his exams, I was the one who helped himrorganize his notes and study everything

from the beginning.

Later, when his mother became sick and he was too busy building his career to take care of her, I stayed at the medical center with her until late every night.

I let out a quiet laugh.

But my eyes started burning.

“Okay.”

I nodded.

“I understand now.”

I turned around and walked away.

I opened the door.

Behind me, Caden called my name.

“Lyra.”

“Once this blows over, everything will be fine.”

“Do you really need to keep fighting this?”

I didn’t answer.

I walked away, got into my car, and drove off.

But the moment I entered the road, my phone started vibrating nonstop.

The high-definition version of the video had been uploaded to the largest supernatural forum.

My face.

My name.

Every piece of my information.

Everything had been exposed.

The HR representative from my Pack company contacted me soon after.

“Ms. Vale, we need you to resign from your position.”

I tried to explain.

But the response was cold.

“We don’t care whether the video is real or fake.”

“The damage it caused is real.”

“We haven’t even asked you to cover the losses yet.”

I ended the call.

Then I returned to my apartment.

My landlord was already waiting outside.

The moment he saw me, his expression changed.

He looked at me like I was trouble.

“You need to move out immediately.”

“Everyone is talking about what happened.”

“Who knows what kind of person you really are?”

“How am I supposed to rent this place out after this?”

Before I could even explain, my luggage was thrown outside.

“Leave.”

I stood in the rain, holding my boxes.

The freezing water ran from my hair down into my clothes.

For the first time, I felt like the entire world had turned its back on me.

That night, I tried again and again to explain myself online.

I told everyone the video had been illusion-created.

But the comments were filled with nothing but hatred and accusations.

My phone vibrated.

It was Caden.

“Lyra, where are you?”

“The rain is pouring. Don’t get sick.”

“I already talked to Selena.”

“If you stop pursuing this, just let it go.”

I stared at the screen.

My fingers trembled.

Twenty million views.

I had lost my job.

I had lost my home.

I had lost everyone’s trust.

But in Caden’s eyes, everything could disappear with just one sentence.

“Just let it go.”

My phone vibrated again.

“Lyra, answer me.’

“Don’t make me worry about you.”